Scott Riggan Album: Bring Glory Track: Holy Is The Lord
Holy Is The Lord Lyrics
Wake up little Isaac / And rub your tired eyes Go and kiss your mama / We'll be gone a little while Come and walk beside me / Come and hold your papa's hand I go to make an altar / And to offer up my lamb
I waited on the Lord / And in a waking dream He came Riding on a wind across the sand / He spoke my name "Here I am" I whispered / And I waited in the dark The answer was a sword That came down hard upon my heart
Holy is the Lord, holy is the Lord And the Lord I will obey Lord, help me I don't know the way
So take me to the mountain / I will follow where You lead There I'll lay the body / Of the boy You gave to me And even though You take him / Still I ever will obey But Maker of this mountain / Please . . . Make another way
Song Description: "Every time I read Genesis 22 it startles me. This is the one where Abraham is told (by God Himself) to do the unthinkable: to sacrifice his only son. Isaac was the baby born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age - he was the child God had promised would be the first of many descendants. I always have a swarm of questions buzzing in my brain when I read this story (How could God ask this of him? Isn't this "test" overwhelmingly cruel? How could Abraham go through with it?). Because these are the "big questions" that get my attention in this story, I've always overlooked a small but significant phrase in verse 5; when Abraham took Isaac up the mountain, he told his servants to stay behind while they went on "to worship". This extreme act of obedience was, to Abraham, "worship". Even when he was given a command he could not fathom, he obeyed. Even when everything in his heart was screaming "No! I can't do this!" he submitted. Even when he couldn't see how God could possibly come through with His promises, he trusted. This, truly, is worship."
(And by the way, the writer of this song - Andrew Peterson - is one of the most gifted songwriters we have. Go buy all of his CDs and listen closely...)
